SPA Modeler

Not a car...per se, but it would be fun to take to the drive thru, huh? Interesting kit. I read somewhere that AMT/Round 2 could not call it the Catapillar D7 or what ever it is....so, it became a "Construction Bulldozer". There ya' go.



A lot of parts and for some unknown reason, a large chromed sprue with the main drive wheels, cab floor, bits to the engine, etc. Have you ever seen a dozer with chrome valve covers and a chrome fan? I don't know who chromed their stuff, but it was tough. Well, half of it anyway. soaked it in straight bleach for a while. one side was completely removed. The other side barely touched. Rinsed that away, soacked it in 99% Isopropyl Alcohol, a bit more came off. Soacked it in the Stripwell paint/finish remover and I was able to get enough off usisng a couple of stiff brushes. Sheeesh.

It has a large engine. That is the first assembly that is listed. Steps 1 to 37 and there are 42 parts. Here it is. Went together surprisingly well. Another nice touch is that none of the parts have the part number on the sprue tree. None. They printed a parts "map", though. It was kind of them to put it on the BOTTOM OF THE BOX

Neat subject, Lyle! Parts tree map on box bottom is pretty typical of AMT as of late.

i think that is true, Tom. I've seen it several times lately. Fun scanning the bottom of a box. Harder to do than scanning one's own bottom. A friend told me that.

You have a parts map on your bottom?

Cool subject

That tattoo hurt!

Okay....Assembly number two! Only 24 parts, plus the enginw, and only 17 steps, including the one in the red circle! three attach points. 6 fender braces and 2, yes 2, per side? New math.

Lyle, it is a 46A D8H with Powershift. There was a 36A version built concurrently with a manual transmission. The D8K had slightly different engine, and after that Cat went to the Hi-Drive arrangement where the drive sprockets were above the track frames on the D8 series.

Oy…. New math….

I am curious how big this would be compared to a 1/24 or 1/25 scale car kit. Something I may consider adding to my stash.

jeaton01 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:05 am Lyle, it is a 46A D8H with Powershift. There was a 36A version built concurrently with a manual transmission. The D8K had slightly different engine, and after that Cat went to the Hi-Drive arrangement where the drive sprockets were above the track frames on the D8 series.

Thanks, John. The kit makes no reference. May have overlooked it, though.

Very cool subject Lyle! I wonder how it would look in OD with some white stars…